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Ruslan Akhtakhanov

Chechen poet and academic (c. 1953–2011) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ruslan Abuevich Akhtakhanov (Russian: Руслан Ахтаханов; c. 1953 – 16 November 2011) was a Chechen poet and academic.

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Early life

Akhtakhanov was born in Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic.[1]

Career and views

Akhtakhanov was a professor and vice-rector at the Modern Humanitarian Academy in Moscow and a poet.[1][2] He was an outspoken opponent of Chechen separatism[3] and a supporter of Chechnya's president Ramzan Kadyrov.

He was a member of the Russian Union of Writers.[3]

Death and burial

Akhtakhanov was shot and killed in Moscow in 2011 by an unknown assailant. He was 58.[4][5] His body was buried in his hometown, Znamenskoye, on 17 November 2011.[1]

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